The idea behind this quartet's creation came to Simon Cowell after listening to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman's rendition of "Con Te Partirò." He realized he loved lyrical voices but not opera, so he decided to form a multinational quartet (France, Switzerland, Spain, and United States) that sounded like The Three Tenors but sang pop songs and looked like handsome Armani models.
With this idea, Cowell commenced a worldwide search for young singers who were willing to embark on the Il Divo project. His search lasted two years, from 2001 until December 2003, when the fourth member of Il Divo, American tenor David Miller, was signed. The well-established formation of Il Divo comprises a renowned Spanish opera and zarzuela baritone, Carlos Marín, a French pop singer, Sébastien Izambard, and two classically trained tenors, Swiss Urs Bühler and American David Miller. Recording of their first album started in the first half of 2004 in Sweden.
The group's debut album, the self-named Il Divo, contains renditions of Frank Sinatra's hit "My Way (A Mi Manera)," Toni Braxton's hit "Unbreak My Heart (Regresa a Mi)," an adaptation of Ennio Morricone's soundtrack titled "Gabriel's Oboe" from the movie La Misión titled "Nella Fantasia" and several songs sung in Spanish, English, Italian, and Portuguese ("Volta Pra Mim"), including 1994's San Remo Festival winner "Passerà."
Il Divo hit the #1 slot on both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com after a breakout career-defining appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 5, 2005, where the quartet performed its interpretation of "Unbreak My Heart."
In the United Kingdom, the Il Divo album topped Robbie Williams as number 1 in the UK charts (allegedly Williams said to them during the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason film premiere, "Oi, you're the bastards that knocked me off!"). This multiplatinum-selling CD became number one in the charts in a total of 13 countries around the world, and achieved top 5 placing in 25 countries.
Il Divo's second album, Ancora, was recorded in both Sweden and London with world-renowned recording giants Per Magnusson and David Kreuger and producer Steve Mac, who was also the producer of their first album. Released on November 7, 2005 in the UK, it hit number one both in the UK and Australia within one week. Ancora was released in the US on January 24, 2006. It entered the Billboard albums chart at number 1, selling more than 150,000 copies during its first week of sales.
Highlights on Ancora include "Isabel," "I Believe In You," a duet with Céline Dion, and Il Divo's cover of Eric Carmen's "All By Myself (Solo Otra Vez)." Two of the tracks on this CD, "O Holy Night" and "Ave Maria," appear on the 2005 US-only release, Christmas Collection.
Il Divo was the perfomer of the 2006 FIFA World Cup official song "A Time of Our Lives."
Hoy Ya No Estas Aqui
Il Divo Lyrics
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Lo mucho que me amaste no lo supe valorar
Me equivoqué, yo me equivoqué
Vacío me dejaste el corazón
Y hoy que ya no estás aquí
Que sé lo mucho que perdí
Me duele ver que todo terminó
Tú siempre fuiste todo para mí
Y nunca te enteraste de mi amor
Dijiste que lo amabas que él robó tu corazón
Creía que lo nuestro sería eterno pero no
Me equivoqué, yo me equivoqué
Es increíble se acabó
Y hoy que ya no estás aquí
Que sé lo mucho que perdí
No tengo ganas de vivir
Me duele ver que todo terminó
Tú fuiste todo para mí
Y nunca te enteraste de mi amor
Oh
Oh, oh
Uuh
Y hoy que ya no estas aquí
Perdí las ganas de vivir
Ooh
As far as any man can see
As far as any one can reach
You'll always be the fantasy
I can't believe that I was letting go
He'll always be the one for me
I can't believe that I was letting go
The lyrics to Il Divo's song "Hoy Que Ya No Estas Aqui" translate to English as, "I never said I loved you, you never knew the truth. I didn't realize how much you loved me. I was wrong, I was so wrong. You left my heart empty. And now that you're not here, I know how much I lost. I don't feel like living, it hurts to see that everything has ended. You were everything to me, but you never knew about my love. You said you loved him, that he stole your heart. I thought ours would be eternal, but it wasn't. I was wrong, I was so wrong. It's incredible how it's all over. And now that you're not here, I know how much I lost. I don't feel like living, it hurts to see that everything has ended. You were everything to me, but you never knew about my love."
The song speaks to a lost love and the regret and pain that comes with it. The lyrics express the desire to turn back time and to let the other person know how much they meant to the singer. The song conveys the idea that sometimes we don't appreciate what we have until it's gone, and that the pain of losing someone we love can be unbearable.
Line by Line Meaning
No dije que te amaba, jamás supiste la verdad
I never said that I loved you, you never knew the truth
Lo mucho que me amaste no lo supe valorar
I never realized how much you loved me
Me equivoqué, yo me equivoqué
I was wrong, I made a mistake
Vacío me dejaste el corazón
You left my heart empty
Y hoy que ya no estás aquí
And now that you're not here
Que sé lo mucho que perdí
I know how much I lost
No tengo ganas de vivir
I don't feel like living
Me duele ver que todo terminó
It hurts to see that everything ended
Tú siempre fuiste todo para mí
You were always everything to me
Y nunca te enteraste de mi amor
And you never knew my love
Dijiste que lo amabas que él robó tu corazón
You said that you loved him, that he stole your heart
Creía que lo nuestro sería eterno pero no
I thought that we would last forever, but we didn't
Es increíble se acabó
It's incredible, it's over
Oh
Oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Uuh
Uuh
Perdí las ganas de vivir
I lost the will to live
As far as any man can see
From what anyone can tell
As far as any one can reach
As far as anyone can go
You'll always be the fantasy
You'll always be my fantasy
I can't believe that I was letting go
I can't believe I let you go
He'll always be the one for me
He will always be the one for me
I can't believe that I was letting go
I can't believe I let you go
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JORGEN KJELL ELOFSSON, RUDY AMADO PEREZ, TONY VINCENT
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